Hon. Donna Faragher asks about funding and staffing levels for school health nurses in WA government and non-government schools. The Minister was unable to provide the information within the timeframe and requested the question be placed on notice.

AnsweredQoN 395Legislative Council
Asked
3 August 2021
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

SCHOOL HEALTH NURSES
395. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to school health nurses
employed by the WA Department of Health.
(1) What was the
total amount of funding allocated for the provision of school health nurses in
the 2020–21 financial year for —
(a) government schools; and
(b) non-government schools?
(2) How many school health nurses,
by headcount and FTE, are currently permanently based in —
(a) public primary schools;
(b) public secondary schools;
(c) non-government primary schools;
and
(d) non-government secondary schools?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
I am answering this question on
behalf of the representative minister. It is not possible to provide the
requested information in the time required. I therefore ask the honourable
member to place the question on notice.

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more